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SoftwarePolice hunt for moles with security software
Lancashire Constabulary to monitor data input of 7,000 staff in bid to prevent intelligence leaks
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HardwarePaperlinX outsources IT and comms to Bull and BT
Paper company spends €22m on five-year deal for desktop management, helpdesk and datacentre services
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ManagementSocial tools take KM to a new level
Technology expert David Tebbutt explains how – and why – organisations should integrate social networking tools into their knowledge management strategy
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ManagementEDS court defeat puts vendors on their guard
BSkyB’s victory in a long-running court case against EDS has serious implications for the IT industry
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SecurityLaw firm monitors web traffic violations
Bucks declining global security appliance sales with unified threat management (UTM) platform deployment
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Public SectorGovernment petitioned to abandon centralised IT projects
Petition says government should adopt incremental private sector approach 09 Feb 2010
Schengen system raises privacy concerns
System contains personal data of EU citizens and can be accessed via 500,000 terminals 09 Feb 2010
Government admits to bungling FiReControl project
£350m scheme to overhaul fire and rescue service technology "didn't start off too well" says minister 09 Feb 2010
Consumers blame retailers for online fraud
CyberSource report identifies 'hardcore' of people who never shop online 09 Feb 2010
A bill from one million e-petition signatures, says Cameron
But claims that commons leader Harman is trying to block progress 09 Feb 2010
Tesco launches mobile-based loyalty application
Innovation project intended to bring extra convenience to customers 09 Feb 2010
Shock as LSE IT management is reshuffled
Turquoise CIO caught off-guard by announcement of new structure 09 Feb 2010
McAfee report highlights inexorable rise of spam
Overall rates up 11 per cent on 2008 09 Feb 2010
BT halfway through 24Mbit/s broadband rollout
Company claims 20,000+ users added to service every week 08 Feb 2010
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SoftwarePolice hunt for moles with security software
Lancashire Constabulary to monitor data input of 7,000 staff in bid to prevent intelligence leaks 09 Feb 2010
Are you sure you're not a pirate?
It is alarmingly easy for an IT leader to unwittingly exceed the scope of a software licence, and the chances of being caught out have never been greater, as technology lawyers Mark Weston and Paul Gershlick explain 09 Feb 2010
PaperlinX outsources IT and comms to Bull and BT
Paper company spends €22m on five-year deal for desktop management, helpdesk and datacentre services 05 Feb 2010
Easing the complexity of IT change management
In this Computing web seminar, in association with Oracle, we examine latest best practice in effective IT change management. Our panel of experts will answer your questions on this increasingly important issue. 07 Jan 2010
Pervasive business intelligence: what’s holding us back?
Our panel of experts will examine the strategies IT leaders can use to help transform their organisation into an information-centric business 07 Jan 2010
Bradford & Bingley IT aims to end on a high
Banking veteran Tony Bentham joined Bradford & Bingley last month to oversee the downsizing of the bank’s IT. He speaks to Angelica Mari about the challenges this rather unusual assignment has posed 03 Feb 2010
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ManagementVideo Q&A: Tony McAlister, CTO, Betfair - Part one
On changing the skills development strategy at the online gambling firm - part one of a two-part video interview 05 Nov 2009
CommunicationsNokia shows upcoming handset technologies
Mobile phone features of tomorrow take the stage 21 Oct 2009
ManagementVideo Q&A: Daniel Marovitz, COO of technology, Deutsche Bank - Part one
On developing skills of a global IT workforce - part one of a three-part video interview 22 Oct 2009
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Review: Asus UL50vs notebook
A decent 15.6in screen notebook with CPU overclocking, but grainy display and high price tag could put off some buyers
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